Welcome to Blatha An Oir, in the Kingdom of An Tir

Their Excellencies, Baron Gernon Valletort du Harfleur and Baroness A’yse al-Zahra, welcome you to the Barony of Blatha an Oir.

Blatha an Oir is a local branch of the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA), a non-profit educational organization devoted to the research and re-creation of pre-seventeenth century Western culture. Our Barony extends across Tacoma/Pierce County, Washington, and is centrally located in the Kingdom of An Tir. We are the sixth oldest Barony of An Tir, elevated to baronial status in 1983. Blatha An Oir was originally a shire of the Barony of Madrone.

Our Events:

We are proud to hostAutumn War, which is not only our biggest event but the largest war event in the Kingdom of An Tir. People from as far as Canada and southern Oregon come to our barony to engage in archery, thrown weapons, heavy armored combat, and to learn an teach a wide selection of arts and sciences. They also come to enjoy the company of others with an interest in medieval culture.

Lord Defender is the Barony’s championship trials for heavy armored fighting, rapier, archery, and thrown weapons. Baronial champions in each field have the honor of serving the Barony for a year until the next Lord Defender tournament is held and new champions emerge.

Our Members

Our members come from many walks of life. We share an interest in the history and culture of the Middle Ages and Renaissance and pursue that interest through Experimental Archeology. This is just a fancy way of saying we attempt to duplicate the many Arts and Sciences of hundreds of years ago. We study combat techniques, arts and crafts, social structures and dress of the period. This includes heavy armored combat, rapier, archery, spinning, weaving, dyeing, tailoring, embroidery, brewing, heraldry, carpentry, joinery, carving, blacksmithing, and much more. We encourage a hands-on approach to history. This study starts in the library but moves quickly to the forge, needle and tourney field.

A Message for Newcomers

The national SCA organization has a great introductory website for newcomers which you are encouraged to visit. An Tir also has it’s very own Wiki, where you can find a brief history of Barony of Batha An Oir, some helpful Information for Newcomers, and pages on many of the members of the SCA in Blatha An Oir and An Tir.

There is so much to discover and try in the SCA, and in the Barony of Blatha An Oir. We hope you will decide to get involved with our Barony. We learn from studying, we learn from trying, and we learn from each other. If you are interested in finding out more, please contact our Chatelaine, Seigmund Faust.